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  • “How to Legalize Pot”


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    Remind me to talk to Bill Keller more often . Not many reporters will expend the effort to understand the nuances of a complex issue and make them understandable to non-specialist readers. Key quote: “Can we get to ‘orderly market’ without passing through ‘way too stoned’?”
    3 days ago

  • "How to Legalize Pot"


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    The title of this post is the headline of this notable new op-ed in todays New York Times authored by Bill Keller.  Here are some excerpts from an interesting read: The marijuana debate has entered a new stage.  Today the most interesting and important question is no longer whether marijuana will be ...
    3 days ago

  • Legislation Announced To Legalize Marijuana In New York


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    Senator Liz Krueger has announced that she intends to file legislation in New York aimed at legalizing the recreational use, possession, private cultivation and state-licensed sales of marijuana for adults. The measure comes as New York’s Legislature continues to push forward a measure to legalize medical ...
    3 days ago

  • Baby Boomers And Marijuana: Blunts Over Booze Is The Newest Trend


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    Marijuana has become a highly accepted legalization movement by teens across America, and now baby boomers are joining in as they return to lighting “spliffs” over enjoying a few drinks after work. Most baby boomers gave up marijuana as they ventured into their careers, but after a wave of acceptance and ...
    3 days ago

  • Illinois on verge of becoming second biggest state to legalize medical marijuana


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    As reported in this Chicago Tribune article , only a Governors veto now stands in the way of Illinois becoming the most populous state other than California to have legalized medical marijuana.  Here are the details: The Senate today approved legislation that would allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana to ...
    4 days ago

  • Adam Kokesh Arrested for Speaking at Pro-Marijuana Demonstration


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    Youtube Phone bomb 215 686 3388 and demand Adam be released   Update:  Adam   has been taken captive NOT by the Philly Police but by Federal PARK POLICE. I just spoke with a woman in the Park Police (215-597-7077) who spoke with her supervisor for me.    Her supervisor said that the Park ...
    4 days ago

  • The Pot President


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    Hendrik Hertzberg on the hypocrisy of the hip. In a blog post at the New Yorker last week, Hendrik Hertzberg spotlighted a recent joke made by the President of the United States at the White House Correspondents dinner. In reference to the rapidly changing media landscape, Obama said: “You can’t ...
    1 week ago

  • "Marijuana taxes as a cash cow? Think again"


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    The title of this post is the headline of this interesting new CNN article , which gets started this way: Taxing pot could raise hundreds of millions of dollars but still not be the moneymaker states were hoping for. Colorado and Washington State are launching their legal recreational marijuana industries, and both ...
    1 week ago

  • Colorado Is The First & January 1st The Date


    jobsanger — Authority Authority: 496
    In the election last November, two states (Colorado and Washington) voted to legalize the sale and use of small amounts of marijuana -- not just for medical use, but also for recreational use. After that, it was just a question of ironing out just how the sales would be done (and taxed). Colorado has now done that . ...
    2 weeks ago

  • Video: Marijuana Tourism Surfaces In Colorado and Washington State


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    The recent legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington State has sparked some interest in potential tourism benefits. via:
    2 weeks ago

  • The Federal Government Could Save Some Money


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    … by not doing this . Maybe some of those states’ rights advocates could apply some states’ rights to the issue. Related Posts: Controlling the Money Means Controlling the Speech When Campaign Finance Reform Has the Reverse Effect Think about How This Does NOT Represent Family Values Jerry ...
    2 weeks ago

  • Colorado Lawmakers Approve First-In-The-Nation Regulations Governing Retail Marijuana Production And Sales


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    Colorado lawmakers made history Wednesday by approving first-in-the nation regulations governing the retail production and sale of cannabis to those age 21 and older. The Huffington Post has the story here : On the final day of the legislative session, Colorado lawmakers finally passed two historic bills to ...
    2 weeks ago

  • Illinois moves closer to becoming 20th state to legalize medical marijuana


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    As reported in this article , headlined "Medical marijuana bill clears Illinois Senate committee," a very big and significant state has now moved one step closer to joining the ranks of states legalizing marijuana for some purposes. Here are the basics: A key panel of Senate lawmakers advanced legislation Wednesday ...
    2 weeks ago

  • Looking for a few good Hemp-and-Cannibis-Friendly Democrats!!!


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    . This was passed on to us by old Orange Juice friend and Democratic cannabis warrior John Paul Lucas, who has NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT on this important issue! ...
    2 weeks ago

  • Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report on State Legalization of Recreational Marijuana


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    This helpful, timely, April 5, 2013 report State Legalization of Recreational Marijuana: Selected Legal Issues [R43034] By Todd Garvey, Legislative Attorney & Brian T. Yeh, Legislative Attorney is  here . Hat tip to  Law Librarian Blog . Cross-posted at  Law Library Blog .
    2 weeks ago

  • You Don’t Think We Are Doomed?


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    A Reader’s Digest Poll provided proof that we are, indeed, doomed. It conducted a poll of 1000 people (how that few people can actually be construed to represent the entire country is perplexing) to find who the most trusted people in the country are. The results are just plain stupid – and frightening. Number ...
    2 weeks ago

  • Ohio Legislator Files Two Marijuana Legalization Proposals


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    A Democrat lawmaker made a fresh attempt, May 2, to legalize marijuana in Ohio. Representative Robert Hagan of Youngstown introduced House Joint Resolution 6 and House Bill 153, which call for decriminalizing the recreational and medical use of marijuana. Like Colorado’s Amendment 64, House Joint Resolution 6 would ...
    2 weeks ago

  • David Sarasohn: Extending the logic of pot-distilled brandy to pot


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    It is ever trickier to figure out why a state more and more deeply committed to alcohol as both an economic and a recreational choice doesnt apply the same regulatory approach to marijuana.
    2 weeks ago

  • Will Georgia Ban Abortions?


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    ______________________________ The Georgian state has begun thinking of banning abortions after influential Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia Ghudushauri-Shiolashvili   pitched the idea  in his  Easter sermon  on 5 May. Many churches may be pro-life, but in this  devout Christian country , which ...
    2 weeks ago

  • Sneaky Senators Approve Measure To Repeal Legalization In Colorado


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    Just minutes before midnight, on the last day for them to approve a measure, Colorado’s Senate voted to approve legislation designed to repeal the legality of recreational marijuana sales, made legal by Amendment 64, which was approved by double-digits in November. Recently the proponents of Amendment 64 held a ...
    2 weeks ago

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